Rockford Public Schools schedule CAPA auditions

ROCKFORD — The Rockford Public Schools will hold auditions for its Creative and Performing Arts Program over the next couple of months.

ROCKFORD — The Rockford Public Schools will hold auditions for its Creative and Performing Arts Program over the next couple of months.

High school students can audition at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6 or 12:15 p.m. Dec. 7 at Auburn High School, 5110 Auburn St. Middle school tryouts will be at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 9 or 12:15 p.m. Jan. 11 at West Middle School, 1900 N. Rockton Ave.

Students should bring a completed brochure and one teacher recommendation. Brochures will be given to all students in grades 5-8 and are available in school offices.

For theater auditions, middle school students must memorize a monologue from a designated list; high school students must prepare a selection or monologue from a play, poem or prose. Required audition pieces can be found at rps205.com/programs/Pages/CAPA.aspx.